Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
NANA RITA MARLEY
I was to take this portrait of Nana Rita Marley in 1980. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.265966046795046.64081.100001449572222&type=3#!/portraitofalegendandotherfolks due to be published August 2012.
68 ELEANOR RIGBY
WANT YOU TO KNOW ~ BOB MARLEY
Don’t want you…to move
Want you to stand right there
Till I come
I want you to mooove
Don’t want you to leave…everything
Want you to stand right there
Till I return
Want you to
Want you tooo
Want you to…love
Want you to love
Want you to love
Want you to love
Everytime I walk around
Ooo I never……feel so much loneliness
Want you to love
mmm Want you to lovvve
Then I get you…everyday
I tell you everything…you need to learn
When I’ve got you
Ohh when I’ve got you baby
In respect
Ooooh love
If I ever…said anything wrong
Lean on meee
When you gone no
Remember I am there
When you gone down the street
Remember, remember me
Cause I……tighten up a little bit, yes I
Whoa whoa whoa whoa change
I need your love
Come on and get this love of mine that I’m givin
Cause I.. whoa….need your love ooooooooowaaaaaah
Need your love so bad
Need your love so bad
I’ve got to have your love
Cause I want your love
I won’t be a late comin home no more
Friday, January 20, 2012
ARE YOU A BOOK DESIGNER?
Kindly hear this.
"Don't judge a book by its cover."
"Don't judge a book by its cover."
Poppycock.
This may be one of the falsest things every uttered.
How many times have you not cracked open a book because the cover was terrible?
How many times have you not cracked open a book because the cover was terrible?
...
The book cover matters a lot.
It is the first thing we see.
Book design is the art of incorporating the content, style, format, design, and sequence of the various
The book cover matters a lot.
It is the first thing we see.
Book design is the art of incorporating the content, style, format, design, and sequence of the various
components of a book into a coherent whole.
It is not rocket science
It is art.
It is not rocket science
It is art.
PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND
http://www.mediauk.com/newspapers/discussions/print-chatter/portrait-of-a-legend-and-other-folks
I am a Jamaican photojournalist who will be publishing the book, Portrait of a Legend and other Folks, in August.
The book will contain unpublished photographs I took whilst on tour with reggae Legend Bob Marley in 1980 and will also have an introduction by Nana Rita Marley.
I will be travelling to Jamaica early in February to brief the Minister of Tourism about this project and to finalise negotiations concerning the book launch which it is hoped will be held at the Jamaican High Commission in London on August 3rd.
This year Jamaica is celebrating 50 years of independence and Portrait of a Legend and other Folks will be an added boost to this celebration.
I am now seeking offers from positive Jamaicans who will help fund the launch party.
I am a Jamaican photojournalist who will be publishing the book, Portrait of a Legend and other Folks, in August.
The book will contain unpublished photographs I took whilst on tour with reggae Legend Bob Marley in 1980 and will also have an introduction by Nana Rita Marley.
I will be travelling to Jamaica early in February to brief the Minister of Tourism about this project and to finalise negotiations concerning the book launch which it is hoped will be held at the Jamaican High Commission in London on August 3rd.
This year Jamaica is celebrating 50 years of independence and Portrait of a Legend and other Folks will be an added boost to this celebration.
I am now seeking offers from positive Jamaicans who will help fund the launch party.
Monday, January 16, 2012
BOB MARLEY - BULL BAY, JAMAICA 1973
Well the point is...fulfillment of REVELATION..an Iman know and say is my work..forgettin' Babylon..really do I..but I find myself doing it an I can't stop it cause a greater power than the power a I know of myself..because I do it an then I find no harm come to I..so I do it..but the real thing is that His Imperial Majesty..is Emperor Haile Selassie I..is Earth Rightful Ruler..an Iman is a citizen of the earth and Zion is Ethiopia..you know well I don't know if it's my work..forgettin' Babylon..really gettin' the yutes together..but I find myself in a far way if I have unnerstanding or overstandin'..i can see it really have to do something toward..something you know..an is REVELATION now.
Painting courtesy of Maria Sargarodschi.
LINDSAY & STEVIE WONDER
I was to take photograph's of The Legend Stevie Wonder..those photos are embargoed for
https://www.facebook.com/portraitofalegendandotherfolks
HAPPY MLK REFLECTION DAY
This, I found enlightening and rather interesting.
BLACK REPORTER MAGAZINE INTERVIEW 1977.
"So how a man like Martin Luther King never know Rastafari mon...if he did know Rastafari that’d be a different thing you know..that's the thing what I don’t like about him..I know he's a preacher...them preacher go out everwhere...them never read through all Revelation..you know them come like King of Kings...Lord of Lords." ~ Robert Nesta Marley speaking about Martin Luther King.
BLACK REPORTER MAGAZINE INTERVIEW 1977.
"So how a man like Martin Luther King never know Rastafari mon...if he did know Rastafari that’d be a different thing you know..that's the thing what I don’t like about him..I know he's a preacher...them preacher go out everwhere...them never read through all Revelation..you know them come like King of Kings...Lord of Lords." ~ Robert Nesta Marley speaking about Martin Luther King.
RasTa A SOUL'S JOURNEY
Peace & LOVE.
In art, a portrait executed according to a convention or tradition is termed iconic.
In 1980, I was invited by Robert Nesta Marley to photograph for the very first Rastafarian newspaper in the world, the defunct Survival.
Survival, which had a run of three editions, was edited by Marley's mentor, Mortimo Planno.
The cover portrait for the book, PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS, will soon become an iconic image.
This portrait can now be seen in the documentary film, RasTa: A Soul's Journey.
Have a nice day you lot.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ReggaeNews 24/7: LINDSAY DONALD - REGGAE ROOTS PHOTOGRAPHER
ReggaeNews 24/7: LINDSAY DONALD - REGGAE ROOTS PHOTOGRAPHER: As a lot of you might have heard famous Reggae Roots Photographer Lindsay Donald is been booming for quite sometime and his upcoming book PO...
Monday, January 9, 2012
ZIGGY MARLEY
Above my bed, Bob’s face I saw, my
Daddy
looking at me so passionately, little
brother.
Well, in his eyes I saw the truth, mommy,
the truth of a Rastaman,
the truth of a iyaman.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
FAMILY OF MAN
Black and white
photography has a way of letting the viewer really experience the image.
Composition, light/shadow, texture and tonal qualities all become more obvious
and important when color is absent.
Black and white portraits have an entirely different impact than color ones. When color is removed we are allowed to see into the subject, to really get a sense of emotion more so than if it were color.
Another way I look at it is if an image had a soul it would be black and white. Stripping away the window dressing (color) allows you to get down to the real essence of the image.
Black and white portraits have an entirely different impact than color ones. When color is removed we are allowed to see into the subject, to really get a sense of emotion more so than if it were color.
Another way I look at it is if an image had a soul it would be black and white. Stripping away the window dressing (color) allows you to get down to the real essence of the image.
LET'S ROCK
Greetings.
We finally begin to ROCK to 2012.
Here is a letter which I share from probably the most respected Bob Marley archivist on planet earth.
Mr Roger 'Jah Roger' Steffens.
**"Dear Lindsay.
Thanks so much for your information on what is sure to be an important book by a true artist.
I am not, unfortunately, able at this time to extend financing to any other projects but my own.
As Toots said, "Time Tough," but I will certainly an advance copy once they are available.
Please let me know.
I wish you all the best success on this worthy book.
One Heart,
Roger."**
Have a nice day peeps.
Ping!
We finally begin to ROCK to 2012.
Here is a letter which I share from probably the most respected Bob Marley archivist on planet earth.
Mr Roger 'Jah Roger' Steffens.
**"Dear Lindsay.
Thanks so much for your information on what is sure to be an important book by a true artist.
I am not, unfortunately, able at this time to extend financing to any other projects but my own.
As Toots said, "Time Tough," but I will certainly an advance copy once they are available.
Please let me know.
I wish you all the best success on this worthy book.
One Heart,
Roger."**
Have a nice day peeps.
Ping!
ERROL SCORCHER AND ROJAH STEFFENS
Ooops, I forgot I took this shot of Mr. Roger Steffens and
Mr. Errol Scorcher in Los Angeles in 1983.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
THE WAILERS AND JOE HIGGS
Joe Higgs helped me to understand that music. He taught me many tings.
Joe Higgs was a brother amongst the Wailers for years. He was encouragement and he inspired us and kept us together.
We looked up to Joe Higgs.
He was something like a musical guardian for us. He was a more professional
singer, because he was workin' for years wit' a fella named Roy Wilson as Higgs
& Wilson. They had a lotta hits and they had the knowledge of the harmony
techniques, so he taught us [The Wailers] them. And he 'elped in the studio, to
work out our different parts.
http://www.poalaofthebook.com/
JOE HIGGS THE LEGEND
Oh
no, another forgotten image I took in 1979 of the late Mr Joe Higgs, musical
mentor to Mr. Robert Nesta Marley.
SELASSIE IS THE CHAPEL
Planno gave Marley his coming-out song as a Rastafarian, 'Selassie Is The Chapel'. Over the slow Nyabinghi drum track, Marley chanted, "Haile Selassie is the Chapel, Power of the Trinity, Conquering Lion of Judah, he's the King of Kings." Only 26 copies of the recording were pressed.
MR. ROBERT NESTA MARLEY'S GURU
The most revered Rastafarian in Jamaica and Mr. Robert Nesta Marley's guru.
I forgot I took this portrait in 1979.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
THE BARRETT BROTHERS
I was to photograph The Legends Carlton Barrett and Familyman Barrett.
I choose the bass, because it is the backbone of the music. And my brother Carly choose the drum, which is the heartbeat. If your drummer is not right, then the music gonna have a bad heart. And if the bass is not right, then the music gonna have a bad back. Just imagine the music with a bad back and a bad heart. It would be crippled, you know. So that’s where we stand forth and strengthen the music...Familyman Barrett
SONS OF THUNDER
I was to take this photo of Rastafarian Bredrin' Nyahbinghi drumming.
The drummer must keep his spine straight to aid breathing. Steady, deep breathing is very important, as it is in any practice of meditation. The drums are held between the knees so that the vibration goes into the body. You are not playing the drum so much as surrendering to the drum. The drum becomes an inner consciousness cruiser, transporting the drummer into himself so far that he pops out-as if through an hour glass-into another realm of sensibility which cannot be described or explained by the finite nature of rational understanding. The Sufis do the same with dance; Buddhist monks do it through the mind-numbing repetitions of sutras; Christian monks do it with chanting. The mind is overwhelmed, filled to over flowing, with the harmonics of the sound. All thought, fear, panic, hope, dreams and desires are floated out of the mind like twigs over a dam.
The bass was the downbeat-“down” chasing the oppressor. It is the power drum, the chastiser. The fundue is the heartbeat, one-two, one-two-as steady as life. The repeater sings the song.
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